Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church (Shafter, California, USA)
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church, a member of the Pacific District Conference, was organized in the fall of 1918, when a number of recent settlers met in the home of Henry Kohfeld. Deacon Frank C. Penner, formerly of Escondido, California, also assisted in the organization. For a time the congregation met in private homes and later in the local school. In 1919 a tabernacle was built near the center of town at the corner of Kern and California Streets. The membership in 1958 was 522 with H. H. Dick as the pastor in charge and D. W. Nikkel as assistant pastor.
Bibliography
Archival Records
Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Record Group CB530.
Additional Information
Addres: 400 Kern Street, Shafter, CA 93263
Phone: 661-746-4969
Website: http://shaftermb.org/
Denominational Affiliation:
Pacific District Conference of M. B. Churches
U. S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
| Author(s) | Ernest Siemens |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Siemens, Ernest. "Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church (Shafter, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shafter_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Shafter,_California,_USA)&oldid=138923.
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Siemens, Ernest. (1959). Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church (Shafter, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shafter_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Shafter,_California,_USA)&oldid=138923.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 509. All rights reserved.
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